Jamie Uys
South African film director, film producer, screenwriter and film editor (1921-1996)
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- South Africa rank#168
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- Fame53.2
- Momentum0.0
- South Africa rank#168
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Lived 1921–1996, aged 75South Africa
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Updated 2026-06-21
Jacobus Johannes Uys, better known as Jamie Uys, was a South African film director, best known for directing the 1980 comedy film The Gods Must Be Crazy and its 1989 sequel The Gods Must Be Crazy II. Uys also directed the 1974 documentary film Animals Are Beautiful People.
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